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Today's post on the continent of Africa in the Geography series is about Nigeria #nigeria
After the Second World War, this country became independent in 1960 and continued to face martial law for 16 years. In 1999, a new constitution was created and power was transferred to civilians. Which continues today. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and is also one of the most populous countries in the world.
Nigeria
Place of capital Abuja
Population 21 crore 41 thousand plus people.
coin Nigeria.
the language English official. Remember that there are more than 500 languages in this country.
Big cities, Lagos. crow Ebadan Kaduna. Port Harcourt. Benin .
National Day 1. October Independence Day 1960. from Great Britain and this day is also a national holiday.
government Federal Republic
Chief of State. the president
seashore 853 km
the area 923768 square kilometers.
Neighboring country Benin . Cameroon . Chad and Niger
The Niger and Benue Rivers form a distinctive y-shaped area in Nigeria. Lake Chad is a joint property of four countries. Niger Chad Cameroon and Nigeria.
Kanji Dam which is one of the biggest dams in the world. Which is in the area of ten kilometers. The one on the Niger River is also there.
Major organizations of Nigeria.
Boko Haram Which literally means that western education is prohibited here.
This is an extremist Islamic organization. The founder of which is Abu Bakr Sheikho. Its network is also in Cameroon, Niger and Chad. Their aim is to stop western education here and this organization has now largely disappeared.
MEND
Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta
This is also an armed group that operates in the Niger Delta. The aim of this group is to end the exploitation and deprivation of the people of the Niger Delta and to stop the public and private institutions and individuals in the destruction of the Delta and to improve the environment. In addition, aliens should be evicted from the land of the people. The leader of this group is Henry Oka and the headquarters of this group is Port Harcourt.
The total economy of Nigeria is 450 billion dollars and 41 billion dollars are available in the central bank in terms of foreign reserves.
Import is 51 billion dollars and export is 48 billion dollars.
import atom. Mobile Phones Cars Refined Oils Mineral Oils Machinery Boilers and Electrical Appliances.
export Crude oil gas scrap and special aircraft
Major trading partners. India China Netherlands and South Africa
Located on the Gulf of Guinea, this island is rich in natural resources. Where there are wildlife parks and rescue sites.
The name of the Nigerian film industry is Nollywood. Which is also a major industry here.
Aliko Dangote
He is the richest man in Nigeria and the continent of Africa. Who has business in ten countries and today he has 14 billion dollars and he earned this money from the trade of agricultural products, oil, gas and cement.
However, Nigeria is also the largest country of Africans.
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